A method for wireless communications in a mesh network at a first device is disclosed. The method includes receiving, during a friendship termination procedure, direct forwarding information from a second device and storing the directed forwarding information from the second device. The method also includes terminating the friendship with the second device and establishing a friendship with a third device. The method also includes transmitting the directed forwarding information to the third device.
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2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device is a low power node (LPN) or a proxy node.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the third device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the storing the directed forwarding information from the second device includes updating at least a portion of a directed forwarding table and at least a portion of a neighboring information table stored in the first device.
8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device, that was in previous friendship with the first device, can transmit the directed forwarding information to the third device.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein the first device is a low power node (LPN) or a proxy node.
11. The method of claim 9, wherein the second device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
14. The first device of claim 13, wherein the first device is a low power node (LPN) or a proxy node.
15. The first device of claim 13, wherein the second device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
16. The first device of claim 13, wherein the third device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
17. The first device of claim 13, wherein the storing the directed forwarding information from the second device includes updating at least a portion of a directed forwarding table and at least a portion of a neighboring information table stored in the first device.
20. The first device of claim 13, wherein the second device, that was in previous friendship with the first device, can transmit the directed forwarding information to the third device.
22. The first device of claim 21, wherein the first device is a low power node (LPN) or a proxy node.
23. The first device of claim 21, wherein the second device is a friend node or a proxy server node.
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